Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-07-09
NORTHWESTERN ITEMS.
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A Mcchanicsyille Well-ulRScr "as ialhHy
injured by a bucket falling on him Tuesday.
Malcolm Frank, Of Menlo, a boy OF fifteen,
was kicked by . colt Sunday, in the bowels,
killing him.
The Marshalltown town council propose to
appropriate $4,000 for the purpose Of pros
pectiDg for gas.
The city engineer OF Davenport has recon-
mended the use OF hard brick for street paw
ing purposes.
A laborer was run over and killed by a To-
connective at Prescott Friday morning. His
name was NJ. Filler.
There Is complaint at Bertrand that the
graves OF old soldiers along the Platte are
neglected.
: Broken Bow proposes to p~aralyze division
schemers by investing 10000 in a county
court house.
A man named Albert Bader was found dead
on the track Of the Union Pacific near Papil-
lion Saturday.
The state board Of railway commissioner
are looking into the Manawa crossing dini-
Guilty at Council Bluffs.
A pet.monkey at Keokuk jumped at a little
girl and bit her hand SO severely that 1t VIII
probably aave to be amputated.
The patronage OF the Davenport postoibce
has sufficiently increased to restore 1t To Its
old rank as one of the first class.
The Carroll Cracker company, of Dubuque,
has failed, with liabilities to The amount OF
about $1,000, and assets Of less than 1000.
A c., b. g. X. C.. freight ran on a burning
bridge near Donnelson Tuesday afternoon
ana seven cars were burned. The loss is ss,-
600.
Jacob Fatzer, u Swiss pattern maker, OF
Dubuque, committed suicide Tuesday night
by cutting his throat with a pocketknife. He
had been drinking heavily.
A railroad bridge spanning Sugar Creek
near Donnellson, was burned Monday, ana
with it seven freight cars. The loss is esti-
mated at $1,000, partly insured.
The city council of Norfolk has authorized
one of their number to confer with Mr.. Ober-
holtzer, Of Sioux City, to ascertain the cost
of putting In sewerage on Main street.
A poorly dressed woman Oh Central of
iowa LTdln, petWceu ~"
Mason City, requested an old lady to mold
her child for a few minutes. The unnatural
then disappeared and has not yet
been found.
Eigh teen editors attended the association
meeting at Sibley last Saturday. A resolu-
ton was passed respectfully but firmly de-
mandlng'' that the acts of the general as
sembly be published In the official papers OF
each county.
A boy who had been living with Park Stu
ben, a young farmer near Vinton, stole a gold
watch and some money from his employer
and walked to Cedar Rapids, his former home.
He was apprehended by the police and the
property recovered.
The late Peter Flnerty's will leaves his large
estate, valued at over $500, 600, to be divided
equally between his three daughters, except
81, 200 bequeathed to his house-keeper, Miss
Dillon, and 81, 900 to Father O'Reilly, whom
he appointed as executor.
A man at Webster City by the name OF
butcher shot his son -in-law with a 80 caliber
revolver while having q family row. The ball
tuttTcu his DIcdSt, huu IL 10 NV JSe wv" a.
1t will prove fatal. After the shooting butcher
came to town and gave himself up.
The body of a dead man was found In the
Missouri river near Council Bluffs. 1t was so
badly decayed as to be unrecognizable, but Is
supposed to be the remains of a young man
named Montgomery, who fell from the l. Z.
bridge about Christmas, and was drowned.
Adviees from Story county state that the
county is overrun by chinch bugs to the num-
bers of millions and trillions. The wheat
crop is irretrievably ruined, oats are begin
ming to suffer and corn wiz undoubtedly go.
The county is badly crippled and farmers are
In despair.
Mrs. Fem, the Christian scientist Of Coun-
ell Bluffs, has q husband who seems to be a
scientific masher. The other day he was
found by his wife at Atlanticin company with
q strange woman, and registered as +. Em-
inert aud wife. A scene ensued, but a recon-
Citation was Effected, and all three returned
to Council Bluffs happy as CLANS.
At the November election Harrison county
will vote on a proposition to relocate the
county seat AZ NhSuola. Nv .Ouh'J y"
went to Logan ten or eleven years ago. 1t is
thought the present agitation Is a Logan
move. in order TO draw the attention OF the
people away from Missouri Valley, which
wants the county seat.
Clark Brothers, for many years prominent
cattle feeders Of Dexter, have been obliged to
turn all their property over to their creditors.
The liabilities will probably exceed 100000,
and at a fair valuation the assets will be as
much. The depreciation In price Of cattle
and heavy losses in the Texas Cattle company
ire responsible for the failure.
An old gentleman named Jeffries Heating,
of Council Bluffs, was kicked on the head by
A vicious horse Saturday and knocked insen-
sible. He was near the street railway at the
line and one of his feet got under a car that
was passing and q couple OF toes were so
badly mashed that 1t was found necessary TO
amputate them.
Near LeGrand, Saturday, a son Of Samuel
Jones was rsking hay with a sulky rake when
bis horse ran away and threw him of. He
dragged several rods but not seriously
Injured, although unconscious when picked
lp. HIS father was knocked down and badly
Injured In az attempt to stop the horse,
md at last accounts was still unconscious.
Gov. Lars bee Saturday appointed Z. VI.
Waterman, Of Davenport, to fill the district